Recycling waste air filtration waste to make glass-reinforced thermoplastic composites

A method of recycling air filtration waste, comprising:

• supplying air filtration waste to a recycling unit, the air filtration waste comprising a first thermoplastic material and glass;
• supplying a second thermoplastic material to the recycling unit;
• forming a plurality of composite pellets from the air filtration waste and the second thermoplastic material using the recycling unit, the plurality of composite pellets comprising a mixture of the first thermoplastic material, the second thermoplastic material, and the glass;
• and
• forming a recycled product using at least some of the plurality of composite pellets.

A method of recycling air filtration waste, comprising:

• supplying of air filtration waste to a recycling unit, the air filtration waste comprising a first thermoplastic material and glass;
• supplying a second thermoplastic material to the recycling unit;
• forming a plurality of composite pellets from the f air filtration waste and the second thermoplastic material using the recycling unit, the plurality of composite pellets comprising a mixture of the first thermoplastic material, the second thermoplastic material, and the glass, wherein forming the plurality of composite pellets comprises:
• breaking down the plurality of air filtration waste into pieces of air filtration waste;
• melting the pieces of air filtration waste and the second thermoplastic material to form a melted composite material;
• extruding the melted composite material to form a plurality of strands of composite material;
• and
• chopping the plurality of strands of composite material to form the plurality of composite pellets.